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Lepton
Taxonomy
Lepton was named by Turton (1822) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Galeommatidae by Lamprell and Healy (1998); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Leptonidae by Vokes (1980), Beu et al. (1990), Wienrich (1999) and Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Galeommatidae by Lamprell and Healy (1998); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Leptonidae by Vokes (1980), Beu et al. (1990), Wienrich (1999) and Bouchet et al. (2010).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1822 | Lepton Turton |
1980 | Lepton Vokes p. 111 |
1990 | Lepton Beu et al. p. 397 |
1998 | Lepton Lamprell and Healy p. 158 |
1999 | Lepton Wienrich p. 231 |
2002 | Lepton Sepkoski |
2010 | Lepton Bouchet et al. |
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G. Lepton Turton 1822
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Subg. †Lepton (Divarikellia)
Subg. †Lepton (Planikellia)
†Lepton alabamiensis Aldrich 1897
Lepton lepidum Say 1826
Lepton squamosum Montague 1803
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available